fort

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a fortified military post where troops are stationed

Similar word(s): garrison

Definition categories: man–made, post

2. a fortified defensive structure

Similar word(s): fortress

Definition categories: man–made, defence, defense

verb

1. gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense

Definition categories: motion, assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet

2. enclose by or as if by a fortification

Similar word(s): fortify

Definition categories: contact, enclose, inclose

3. station (troops) in a fort

Definition categories: competition, place, post, send, station